John Amaechi is GaydarRadio's "hero of the week"

The retired basketball player - hailed as "one of the world's most high-profile gay athletes" - psychologist, educator and political activist chats to Robin Crowley as part of GaydarRadio's Heroes & Heroines season. Listen to the full interview here - Part 1 and Part 2.

The Hero & Heroine Awards are GaydarRadio's way of celebrating LGBT History Month, recognising the people who influence and make a difference to the LGBT community. Every Sunday for 12 weeks, GaydarRadio will be interviewing one of these very people.

Voting for this year's Heroes & Heroines has now closed. The winners will be announced on GaydarRadio on Sunday 1 April 2012. Find out more at www.gaydarradio.com.

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